Infertility: Management: Difference between revisions
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*Benefits of supplements (e.g., vitamins, antioxidants, nutritional supplement formulations) are of questionable clinical utility[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33295257/ §] | *Benefits of supplements (e.g., vitamins, antioxidants, nutritional supplement formulations) are of questionable clinical utility[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33295257/ §] | ||
===Treatment Selection'''<span style="color:#ff0000">[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33295257/ ★]</span>'''=== | ===Treatment Selection'''<span style="color:#ff0000">[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33295257/ ★]</span>'''=== | ||
*'''Testosterone monotherapy should not be prescribed for the male interested in current or future fertility[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33295257/ §]''' | *'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Testosterone monotherapy should not be prescribed for the male interested in current or future fertility</span>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33295257/ §]''' | ||
**Exogenous testosterone administration provides negative feedback to the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, which can result in inhibition of gonadotropin secretion. | **Exogenous testosterone administration provides negative feedback to the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, which can result in inhibition of gonadotropin secretion. | ||
**Depending on the degree of testosterone-induced suppression, spermatogenesis may decrease or cease altogether, resulting in azoospermia. | **Depending on the degree of testosterone-induced suppression, spermatogenesis may decrease or cease altogether, resulting in azoospermia. | ||